opera "From the House of the Dead"
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"From the House of the Dead" is an opera by Leoš Janáček, based on Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novel, that portrays the harsh lives and inner worlds of prisoners in a Siberian labor camp.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| From the House of the Dead (opera production) | 1 |
| opera "From the House of the Dead" canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | opera ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Aus einem Totenhaus
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From the House of the Dead (Janáček) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Novel "The House of the Dead" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Fyodor Dostoevsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | JW I/11 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completed | 1928 ⓘ |
| composer | Leoš Janáček NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionPeriod | 1927–1928 ⓘ |
| containsElement |
episodic prisoner narratives
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onstage theatrical performances by prisoners ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
20th-century opera
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modernist opera ⓘ opera ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | various modern stage productions ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-World War I Central Europe ⓘ |
| influenced | late-20th-century staging of prison-themed operas ⓘ |
| isLastOperaBy | Leoš Janáček NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Czech ⓘ |
| librettist | Leoš Janáček NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalStyle |
speech-melody (nápěvek mluvy)
ⓘ
through-composed ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Goryanchikov
NERFINISHED
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Luka Kuzmich NERFINISHED ⓘ Shishkov NERFINISHED ⓘ Skuratov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableProduction |
Patrice Chéreau’s production at the Metropolitan Opera
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Pierre Boulez-conducted production at the Vienna Festival ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 3 ⓘ |
| orchestrationFeature |
prominent use of percussion
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use of chains and unconventional sounds ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Z mrtvého domu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Leoš Janáček’s operatic output ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1930-04-12 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Brno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereTheatre | Brno Opera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Universal Edition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Siberian prison camp
ⓘ
Tsarist Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | three-act opera ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
brutality of prison life
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criminals and political prisoners ⓘ |
| theme |
life in a Siberian labor camp
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oppression and humanity ⓘ prisoners’ inner lives ⓘ suffering and redemption ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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From the House of the Dead (opera production)